BUSINESS Volunteers try to out sexual predators...

May 01, 2006

BUSINESSVolunteers try to out sexual predators Perverted Justice is an online organization dedicated to outing online child predators. By the end of the year, the organization hopes to have 100 adult volunteers posing as children in chat rooms. But some critics say the organization is little more than vigilantism. Others say it will only serve to push predators further underground. C8Experts say Macs are a growing security risk Benjamin Daines was browsing the Web when he clicked on a series of links that promised pictures of an unreleased update to his computer's operating system. Instead, a window opened on the screen and strange commands ran as if the machine was under the control of someone -- or something -- else. Daines was the victim of a computer virus. Such headaches are hardly unusual on PCs running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Daines, however, was using a Mac -- an Apple Computer Inc. machine often touted as being immune to such risks. C8LOCALGoshen recycling effort is truly 'green' Spring is here. Yet to Adam Nix, the morning winds of April have a bite to them as he pedals through the streets of Goshen. Joe Simmons also has been pedaling through neighborhoods and is headed to a recycling center, towing 200 to 300 pounds behind him. Together with a third member of this crew, they will collect as much as 3,000 pounds of products that will be recycled. And they do it all on bikes. B1Former blacksmith's body carried in style A steady patter of hooves struck the asphalt down North Main Street. Harness chains along the necks of sleek Percheron horses tinkled along the nearly two-mile route from Bubb Funeral Chapel to Fairview Cemetery. The horses were transporting 87-year-old Homer L. Berry's body. And if Berry were alive to see the procession, he'd say, "That's something. I sure am proud." B1Young fire victim fights toward recovery Lisa Tucker survived a devastating early morning fire that swept through her family's New Carlisle home in July 2002. Lisa has always been a curious and determined child. Those traits may be the reason for her progress so far in literally getting back on her feet. B3